Miraflores District, Huamalíes

Miraflores
District

Miraflores
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded July 15, 1936
Capital Miraflores
Government
 • Mayor Filomon Castro Evangelista
Area
 • Total 96.74 km2 (37.35 sq mi)
Elevation 3,667 m (12,031 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,727
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100506

Miraflores District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°29′40″S 76°49′11″W / 9.4945°S 76.8196°W / -9.4945; -76.8196

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